Tuesday, October 18, 2011

It was a busy busy weekend in our house, in fact I am still
exhausted. See this past weekend was not only my birthday but it was our Judy
Moody And The Not So Bummer Summer, sleepover!

I ran around Friday making sure I had enough snacks to keep
everyone happy. We got a bit of everything. Lots of chips, cookies, candies and
of course popcorn! Thanks to Fox we also had some fun slumber party sets to give out
which included backpacks, sleep masks and even a box of rings.

I have to say besides my own daughter there were no girls
here. I was a little bummed because everything seemed to be geared toward girls
like Judy Moody was a Tween "chick flick" when even the back of the
box reads the perfect movie for everyone. My boys and their cousins (boys) werereallyexcited to see this movie, as was
I. They are really into the recent tween films that have been popping up like
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ramona and Beezus etc. Nevertheless we popped our
popcorn, broke out the chips and enjoyed the movie!

Our
Thoughts:

Judy Moody
And The Not So Bummer Summer is a family friendly film, with laughs for all.
Judy (Jordana Beatty) sets out to have the most thrilling summer
ever with her friends and fellow members of the "Toad Pee Club". Unfortunately
Judy's dreams of a fun, and not bummer summer, comes to an end when she realizes
not only will her friends be going away for the summer, but her family as well.

When Aunt
Opal (Heather Graham )
arrives, Judy realize that her hopes for the summer are not over. After many
failed attempts (at least in Judy's eyes) at making this her NOT so bummer
summer, she finally heads off on a final adventure with the help of her brother
Stink, that will turn out to be the adventure that will turn her summer around.

I don't see
much that parents would object to for younger audiences - with the exception of
the word crap or poo, which this Mother had no issue with. In fact my 4
year old made it through our entire screening, laughed a time or two and has
asked to see it again. This movie doesn't have a lot of under lying adult
humor, yet I still was able to appreciate the film. Actually I found it rather cute. The perfect end of summer tween movie.

Judy Moody
and The Not So Bummer Summer - The first film adaptation of the beloved
children’s book series,JUDY MOODY AND THE NOT
BUMMER SUMMER,by
Megan McDonald. Is now
available for purchase as a 1-disc DVD or 3-disc Blu-ray Triple Play with
Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy. ARP is $24.99 for Blu-ray Triple Play and $19.99
for DVD.

"Thanks to Fox who supplied DVD, Party Pack and Gift card for me to facilitate my review. This review is mine and all opinions are my own yours may differ"